Remote and Rural Interprofessional Placement Learning NT

We recognise that travelling away from your usual residence can incur additional costs. You are expected to cover your own travel, accommodation, insurance (both health and professional indemnity) and living costs associated with completion of your placement in the Northern Territory.

The following information is intended as a guide and may help assist with some of the additional costs.

Grants and Scholarships

There are a number of grants and scholarships available to support your placement in the NT.

See the links below to check eligibility criteria and locate application forms. This list is just a start and you are advised to also check with your home University about potential grants. 

• National Association of Field Experience Administrators
• Going Rural Health
• NT PHN
  
  

Travel support

In some cases University faculty funding or government grants may be available to assist with travel to and from rural and remote placement sites. Please contact your University placement coordinator for more information.

If completing a placement at Nhulunbuy, Katherine or Tennant Creek, students are expected to pay for travel to the nearest major centre (Darwin or Alice Springs) and Flinders NT can help with the cost of travel to/from the remote site at the beginning and end of placement. Applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis so contact your relevant placement office for more information.

Motor Vehicles

A motor vehicle may be available across the NT for use while you are undertaking a clinical placement.

Remote visits

At times there may be an opportunity to travel to remote locations as part of your placement. Flinders NT may be able to assist with travel and accommodation costs associated with these visits if they fall within the normal expected role of your supervisor. We encourage you to attend in order to maximise your learning opportunities. Applications for support for remote visits are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

More information

Contact your placement office for more information:

• Top End (Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy) fnt.placements@flinders.edu.au
• Central Australia (Alice Springs and Tennant Creek) crh.placements@flinders.edu.au

Aboriginal culture is diverse and varies across Australia and between Northern Territory communities.

Flinders NT deliver free introductory workshops for students in Central Australia (Alice Springs) and the Top End (Darwin), which cover working with Aboriginal clients in the local context of clinical health services delivery.

There are multiple factors that influence the overall health and well-being in the Aboriginal population in Australia. Understanding these factors can contribute to better health outcomes for Aboriginal clients as health practitioners use more culturally safe, secure and holistic frameworks.

Workshops in Central Australia (Alice Springs)

A one day Introduction to Central Australian Aboriginal Cultures and Context is held regularly in Alice Springs.
Visit the Centre for Remote Health website for more details.

Workshops in the Top End (Darwin) 

Participants

Participants in this workshop will come from diverse backgrounds and will have had varied exposure to Aboriginal health curricula, teaching and cultural experiences.

Participants with little or no Aboriginal health teaching are encouraged to review the pre-reading content. This information is provided to students who have registered in the training.

 Workshop content

These sessions at the Royal Darwin Hospital campus explore the topic of working with Aboriginal clients in the context of clinical health services. As a result of the workforce diversity in the NT, the workshop will not focus on any one discipline. Students from all health disciplines and backgrounds are encouraged to attend and work through clinical conundrums which can be applied to respective work settings.

Participants are encouraged to contribute to the workshops through the sharing of experiences, by asking questions and through respectful discussion of topics and scenarios.

Register

Workshops are held once a month in Darwin and dates are coordinated with students arriving in the region. To book or enquire about the next workshop, contact:

• Email: fnt.placements@flinders.edu.au
• Phone: (08) 8920 0238

Flinders NT has been using escape rooms to:

• Engage high school students and provide insight into healthcare careers
• Educate and encourage undergraduate students to gain skills and knowledge around team work, interprofessional practice, communication and rural healthcare
• Provide training to new graduates in the Top End
• Collaborate with other universities to provide activities that contribute to the quality of healthcare placements
  Our research and presentations.